Ross Baldassaro

9.5

Absolutely stunning. This release/vintage has a lot of life left in it. I cannot wait to drink my other cellared bottle in ten years. Fresh yellow and white orchard fruits, young creamy Brie cheese, multiple layers of texture and minerality. I will literally FIGHT to continue buying upcoming vintages of Romain Guiberteau’s releases, with avid search for his small release Cabernet francs from Saumur; even Grolleaus, with fingers crossed that they will stay so affordable. Wait and see, his release prices are going to quickly climb in the coming years. — 5 years ago

Alaska Rambling Rose

10

2014 from john# beautiful. To the nose a bit of raspberry and spice. To the tongue raspberry and coffee. Long finish, not too avid and not too much tannins.
It is as every Pinot noir should be. Not rich, went well with a fatty dish like Marsala. — 7 years ago

Todd Lightholder

9.2

Great nose. Wonderful food wine. High & balanced acidity. Dried, tart citrus. White flowers and plenty of minerality. Extended lees aging gives this simple, yet elegant wine, great mouthfeel.

Whether you're a newbie or an avid oenophile, Kermit Lynch wines are always solid picks. True to their terroir, they always delight. — 8 years ago

Jennifer

9.0

Vinipote, (n) phonetics:{vin-ee-pote} root: <Latin - vinus+potus> an avid consumer of wine.
I'm not a Chardonnay girl but this is nice. Minerals and salt. The glass makes it taste better. 🤷🏻‍♀️ — 8 years ago

Preston Benjamin

9.0

Smooth, light, and crisp seasonal brew for the avid Cubs fan #whitesoxsuck — 9 years ago

Chris DeBarr

9.2

Hit the family with this gem, and the avid red wine drinker and the only white wines please drinker both loved this perfectly crafted shape shifter. Has depth, or oomph as the white wine lover put it, and showed a range of versatility, from duck w sauerkraut to sweet potato casserole topped w/ marshmallows, that made all quaffers at my house get thrilled! — 9 years ago

Drew English

9.0

For someone who is an avid hater of merlot I’m impressed! — 6 years ago

John Willison

9.1

Tropical fruit, ocean spray nose. Bright fruit, mineral mid palate, and an acidic over ripe fruit finish. Gets bonus points for QPR and being different. Also, as an avid head, for the bright acidity. — 7 years ago

Amer S. Ahmed

9.1

Sheer delight, what wonders this country has to offer in food and wine! Perfumed nose with violet and dry rose petal, palate of blackcurrant, dark plum, graphite, present tannins and lively avid, long finish redolent of prunes. Could stand up to any excellent right bank bordeaux and at an outstanding price — 8 years ago

Sam Hege

9.7

I loved this Chardonnay when I first tasted it and I love it now! The aroma is chalk full of classic tropical richness, but with the vein of minerality that I think is so lovely and apparent in Willamette valley chardonnays. Palate texture is weighty from the ML, but the avid is apparent and juicy at the back. Overall balanced and delightful all around. Tony does great work. Happy Valentines! — 8 years ago

with Colton

Nicholas Livingston

9.5

As a palate often more fond of and familiar with the moving and generally more tense and substantive Pinot Blanc of Alsace and the Palatinate then Pfalz, I seldom find Pinot Blanc outside of those parts firm, flexing and yet nimble. Much like St Innocent, Paetra is a stunning revelation that Oregon has a bright future with this variety. Full but not fulsome, bright without hard edge, fruity but not limited to the Crayola 64. As an aspiring fly fisherman and avid trout eater I now have a screw capped wine for my creel this Spring. Tonight it was a delight with a ginger lemongrass poached cod on a bed of seared bok choy and fluffy white rice. Barely lasted the meal -next time I'll buy two for an evening with my little fox. — 8 years ago

Jody Roberts

9.6

Wow! Such a beautiful expression of Viognier which seems to be a lost art. All the aromatics and stunning fruit with structure and avid to hold it together. Love! — 9 years ago

Eddy Kangnavong

9.1

Great funk, earth and mushroom base, around a solid avid fruit core. — 10 years ago

Kurt Schuster

9.2

Delicious traditional Riesling full of green apple, pear, and dusty dry fruit flavors. Good avid, not overwhelming, and a great buy. — 7 years ago

with Frank and Deborah

Corey Zamora, CSW

9.1

Beautiful rose. Very classic, love the avid level. Considerably less expensive than some other Provence Rose wines but you really can’t tell a difference in quality. — 7 years ago

Dawn E.

9.2

Ruby red in color with brown tinge around the rim. Medium bodied ...very smooth..integrated..cherry..milk chocolate..slight earthiness..leather..delicious wine from Sardinia! Would have liked to try this 2 years previous. 2006 Vintage.

I wanted to add an update. I vacuum pumped the leftovers of this wine...and waited three days..upon opening I noticed first that the overall color was more brownish...also as I swirled there was a small particle matter around the glass....My 1st thought was...this wine is bad....but it smelled so wonderful..intoxicating in fact...and the taste was so wonderful after 30 minutes of aeration ...twice the wine I had experienced upon opening!! So this experience is new to me (being an avid wine enthusiasts yet still learning) sooo....if anyone has,any insights for me I would appreciate it....was maybe the wine unfiltered??? — 8 years ago

Ruth Souroujon

8.9

Grapefruit bomb w lovely balance of avid and mineral. Crisp. Order another. — 8 years ago

Guy Catalano

9.5

This is a splendid Brunello!!! We visit Tuscany every year and have been avid fans of the Cupano Rosso and Brunello, but this blew our socks off. There is a Cupano connection with this bottling according to our favorite enoreca in Pienza (L'Enoteca di Ghino). We shipped a case back home to the States within 5 minutes of tasting this one. — 9 years ago

Kristin Palmisano

10

Full bodied and absolutely delicious! Enjoyed thoroughly by the avid wine drinkers as well as the non red wine fans. Always a winner all the way around! — 9 years ago

Matté

Manager The Wine Cellars

9.0

Wild strawberry, sprigs of thyme, quite tight at this very early age, a restrained floral note pokes out with a bit of air. Big avid hit but still with a full mouth weight, firm red fruit, sleep, acidity really bites on the gums on the finish, super fresh, can see that this would benefit plenty of time in bottle, plenty of potential — 10 years ago